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Week 1 ·· Week 2 ·· Week 3·· Week 4
Join our free “career comeback” challenge to prepare for the company hiring surges that notably happen towards the summer and fall in the USA! Every year US job seekers see a surge in hiring across the USA as companies ramp up recruitment, with the biggest one happening after Labor Day (around September). Kick off your “career comeback” experience now to get ready for this opportunity, regardless of the time of year! #StayReady
During week 1, you will:
- Run a hobbies, interests, and skills assessment
- Identify your passions and strengths
- Define your mission, vision, and goals
- Identify your target industry and roles
- Curate your feed and life to set you up for success
- Hit the ground running, and get immediate work experience
- Pinpoint the exact role you want
Week 1: Resource Bank
Day One
Day Two
- Lensa Workstyle Quiz Game: Play an 8-minute game to get an instant soft skills report.
- The Predictive Index: A tool that measures a person’s motivating drives and needs
- Red Bull Wing Finder Assessment: An accurate, free personality assessment focusing on your strengths.
Day Three
- Ikigai Quiz (Western Interpretation): Find your IKIGAI: what you love, are good at, can be paid for and the world needs. Take 10 minutes to find the perfect balance of skills, knowledge, and activities.
- Ikigai: Japanese Meaning vs Western Interpretation: The Westernised version of Ikigai is based on the idea there are four components one needs to complete in order to achieve ikigai. While, the Japanese use the word casually in conversation and understand its meaning and nuances, but don’t make it up to be a grandeur concept of any sort.
- The Elements of Ikigai (Japanese Meaning): In this episode of the Ikigai Podcast, Nick speaks with Professor Akihiro Hasegawa about the origin and true meaning of ikigai.
Day Four
- How to Write a Killer Brand Statement: Never underestimate the power of a good brand statement!
- Kindred Spirit Quiz: Use this quiz to find your animal muse or the animal that matches your personality.
Day Five
- Ramped: An innovative service that manages everything from job search to resume writing.
- Explore Any Job Tool (Ramped Tool)
- Learn About Any Company Tool (Ramped Tool)
Day Six
- Google News: A news aggregator that presents a continuous flow of links to articles.
- Google Trends: A website that analyzes the popularity of top search queries in Google Search across various regions and languages.
Day Seven
- Sh*t You Don’t Learn in School: Formal schooling does a terrible job of preparing you to thrive as an adult. This podcast helps solve that.
- NPR’s Life Kit: Everyone needs a little help being a human.
- CreativeMornings Fieldtrips: FieldTrips are free, community-led, virtual experiences where learning meets connection.
- Keen: Helps you curate and share the things you love related to your long-term interests.
- School16: Live online classes that give you the skills to get a job in tech.
- Havard University: Browse free online courses in a variety of subjects.
- Prodeus: A tool that lets you turn your internet hours into a data-driven degree.
Day Eight
- LinkedIn Purge Help: 10 Tips to help you clean up and curate your LinkedIn feed.
- LinkedIn Connection: Take a closer peek at your connections. Clean them up, and add people who are relevant to where you are in your life.
Day Nine
- VolunteerMatch: An online platform connecting volunteers with non-profit organizations and causes that need support.
- Points of Light Engage: A program by Points of Light promoting volunteerism and community engagement through various initiatives.
- JustServe: A service provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints facilitating volunteer opportunities for individuals and groups.
- United Way: A non-profit organization focused on improving communities and advancing social change through collaborative efforts.
- DoSomething.org: A global non-profit organization empowering young people to take action on social causes and create positive change.
- GivePulse, Inc.: An online platform connecting volunteers with opportunities and organizations to support community engagement and social impact.
- AARP Create The Good: A program by AARP encouraging individuals over 50 to volunteer and make a difference in their communities.
Day Ten
- Create Your Own Job Description: A tool that helps you define your own “dream” job.
- Workable Job Description Database: A database full of industry-standard job descriptions.
- Explore Any Job Tool: Ramp’s AI tool helps you explore various roles.
- LinkedIn Job Search: A database of open roles.
- Glassdoor Job Search: A database of open roles.
- Learn About Any Company Tool: Ramp’s AI tool that helps you explore different companies.
